What is the heat capacity of water in meta-stable equilibrium?

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The heat capacity of liquid water varies with temperature, including when water is in a meta-stable state, such as super-heated (above 100°C) or super-cooled (below 0°C). Specifically, the heat capacity does not significantly diverge from the values for water between 0°C and 100°C, as it remains consistent across these states without undergoing a phase transition. For precise values, one can refer to isobaric and isochoric tabulations available in both SI and English units. The Engineering Toolbox provides a comprehensive resource for specific heat capacity data.

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What is the heat capacity of water in meta-stable equilibrium?
Dear experts,

I noticed that super-heated water (liquid water with temperature above 100*C) undergoes boiling when pushed outside the meta-stable equilibrium.

I was wondering, is the heat capacity of liquid water above 100*C the same as liquid water with temperature between 0*C and 100*C?

Similarly, for super-cooled liquid water (liquid water with temperature below 0*C), is its heat capacity the same as liquid water with temperature between 0*C and 100*C?

Thank you for your time.ORF
 
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Google gave me literally hundreds of tables and charts. Your answer must vary with temperature, but does not greatly diverge from one.

If these are not what you want, you need to be more specific. Note that if water is superheated or supercooled, it has not undergone a phase transition. By definition.
 

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